Awards and HonorsDorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
Beehive Award 2019 Nominee
2018 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Winner
ALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018
ILA Children's Choices - 2018
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Older
Summer 2017 Kids’ Indies Next List, Top 10 School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade and Chapter Books
Goodreads Choice Awards 2017, Middle Grade and Children’s
Horn Book Fanfare List 2017, Fiction Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2017
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Fiction for Older Readers
Brightly Best Children’s Books of 2017, According to Kids Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Middle Readers
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017
Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Children’s Books
NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads
Abandoned and set adrift on a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow’s only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor. Author’s note.
Topics Family. Orphans and foster homes. Islands. Buried treasure. Twentieth-century Massachusetts history. US history. Girls and women. Leper colonies.
SRC Level 4.700000
SRC Points 16.000000
Lexile 770L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-05-01
JLG Release Date Sep 2017
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
PG Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
PG Middle Plus
PG Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Designed for middle schoolers who love great storytelling but prefer a gentler reading experience, this 14-book collection offers entertaining and thought-provoking fiction without controversial themes. These selections ensure an enjoyable and appropriate reading journey for all.